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omputer as I finally reach inside the hostel office of Westvie

he reason for this big crowd. Most of the people decided to come on Sunday evenin

nod. " New admission ?", I again nod. " Dorm B, 69 ", she then calls out to the other lady who was standing by t

69.", The secretary says in an extremely fast

y and quickly take the key from her ha

on't actually know where. Because I am new in this boarding school and I don't have any idea where I'm going. I am supposed to be find

people who got selected to this highly qualified boarding school in Texas called ' Westview High ' where I'll be studying for free along with

icult for me. I barely survived my previous high school which was only a few blocks away from home. A

Of course I tried to protest but there was no use. The fact that I'

ever easy for me. Of course it was to a l

middle school and broke his nose for making fun of me. Alex loved me so much. I loved him too. But he left me alone all of a

Okay, I agree I stutter while speaking. I tried a lot to stop stuttering. But I couldn't do anything about it. And it worsened after Alex's death

, who would call me ' hey stutter boy, c'mere. Go buy us a soda and some snacks from the vending machine' or 'S

on't really know what satisfaction they all get by making fun of me and following me behind, fake stuttering. Som

k to anyone. I am going to stay mute, so that they won't find I have this sp

ool as a place to start new beginnings or a place to make some nice new friends. Because I know tha

and at the number written over it. I am not even going to make a dirty comment about

m finally able to find Dorm B. I walk up the s

ng the key into the hole. I just only have one wish that my roommate is

ture but there isn't any other luggage bags or anything. Seems like my roommate hasn

ig problem. I am afraid to be alone in the dark. At home, I usually sleep with my

sleep hugging him. When suddenly he was gone, I was scared to be all alone. Anna moved

y. I can quickly reach to my phone and turn on the flash. Besides I have a l

room and it looks not bad. It's actually larger than I expected. And it looks pretty elegant and

ts in the end, leaning to the wall. I can place my bed lamp there I guess. To the left corner is a big black table and two black fib

ly looks good and matches with the black and white theme of the room. I open th

take the cupboards and shelves on the right side as my roommate hasn

have anything else to do. After I am satisfied arranging the things, I place my empty suitcase and bags in a

ight brown hair with baby blue eyes and a dimpled smile with prominent cheek bones. If I didn't stutter, I t

en he comes back from school, he would yell ' Hey ! I'm home. where's my

and turns it on. I shiver a little as cool water flows down my hair, fo

oom and look at the bed on the right. I had already picked that bed and my phone was lying on it. So I walk to it and sit on the edge. I take my

g me. I look at the phone and see the time 8 Pm. That might

I turn my night lamp on and the lights out before lying back again and pu

ad. Maybe it's actually